Hodžić, VK, Triaud, AHMJ, Martin, DV, Fabrycky, DC, Cegla, HM, Cameron, AC, Gill, S, Hellier, C, Kostov, VB, Maxted, PFL, Orosz, JA, Pepe, F, Pollacco, D, Queloz, D, Ségransan, D and Welsh, SUWF (2020) The EBLM project. VII. Spin–orbit alignment for the circumbinary planet host EBLM J0608-59 A/TOI-1338 A. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 497 (2). pp. 1627-1633. ISSN 0035-8711

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Abstract

A dozen short-period detached binaries are known to host transiting circumbinary planets. In all circumbinary systems so far, the planetary and binary orbits are aligned within a couple of degrees. However, the obliquity of the primary star, which is an important tracer of their formation, evolution, and tidal history, has only been measured in one circumbinary system until now. EBLM J0608-59/TOI-1338 is a low-mass eclipsing binary system with a recently discovered circumbinary planet identified by TESS. Here, we perform high-resolution spectroscopy during primary eclipse to measure the projected stellar obliquity of the primary component. The obliquity is low, and thus the primary star is aligned with the binary and planetary orbits with a projected spin–orbit angle β = 2○.8 ± 17○.1. The rotation period of 18.1 ± 1.6 d implied by our measurement of vsin i⋆ suggests that the primary has not yet pseudo-synchronized with the binary orbit, but is consistent with gyrochronology and weak tidal interaction with the binary companion. Our result, combined with the known coplanarity of the binary and planet orbits, is suggestive of formation from a single disc. Finally, we considered whether the spectrum of the faint secondary star could affect our measurements. We show through simulations that the effect is negligible for our system, but can lead to strong biases in vsin i⋆ and β for higher flux ratios. We encourage future studies in eclipse spectroscopy test the assumption of a dark secondary for flux ratios ≳1ppt.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: planets and satellites, formation, binaries, eclipsing, stars, individual, EBLM J0608-59, TOI-1338, low mass, rotation
Uncontrolled Keywords: binaries: eclipsing – stars: low-mass – stars: individual (EBLM J0608-59, TOI-1338) – planets and satellites: formation – stars: rotation
Subjects: Q Science > QB Astronomy > QB600 Planets. Planetology
Q Science > QB Astronomy > QB799 Stars
Divisions: Faculty of Natural Sciences > School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic
Date Deposited: 06 Aug 2020 13:13
Last Modified: 17 Mar 2021 14:42
URI: https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/8485

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